Peanuts. Garfield. Calvin & Hobbes. Names known worldwide by hundreds of millions of adoring fans, who grew up with the strips in their morning paper. But what happens to these strips as newspapers die? Do comics die out with print? STRIPPED gives you unprecedented access to the world’s best cartoonists, to hear their opinions on the art and business of comics, and what happens to the artform in the shift from print to pixels. Featuring the first-ever recorded interview with cartoonist Bill Watterson (Calvin & Hobbes), the film also captures the worlds of Jim Davis (Garfield), Cathy Guisewite (Cathy), Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey), Mike & Jerry (Penny Arcade), Matt Inman (The Oatmeal), Jeff Keane (The Family Circus), Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics), Lynn Johnston (FBOFW), Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine), Bill Amend (Foxtrot), Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant) and more. (RUNTIME: 86 Minutes)
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